1995 European Baseball Championship

The 1995 European Baseball Championship was held in the Haarlem, the Netherlands and won by the Netherlands. Italy finished second. The top two teams qualified for the 1996 Summer Olympics. In its semifinal match, Belgium chose to not start ace pitcher Frank Mathys with Olympic qualification at stake, preferring he help the team finish in third.^[1][2]

CountryThe Netherlands

CityHaarlem

VenuePim Mulier Stadium

Dates7–16 July

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1995 European Baseball Championship

Tournament details
Country	The Netherlands
City	Haarlem
Venue	Pim Mulier Stadium
Dates	7–16 July
Teams	10
Defending champions	Netherlands
Final positions
Champions	Netherlands (15th title)
Runners-up	Italy
Third place	Belgium
Fourth place	Spain
Tournament statistics
Most SBs	Johnny Balentina
Best ERA	Carlos Ros
Awards
MVP	Johnny Balentina
← 1993 1997 → Top two teams qualified for the 1996 Summer Olympics

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The tournament expanded to 10 teams from eight teams in 1993. Few of the preliminary games were competitive, with the closest winning margin being 3 runs and the winning team scoring at least 11 runs in 15 of the 20 games. Italy was the only team that beat the Dutch or kept them under 10 runs in a game. Slovakia and Ukraine competed for the first time, with Ukraine's win over Slovakia the only victory for either team in the tournament.^[3][4]